It looks like the tried and true methods of civil unrest with banners
and bullhorns are being replaced with Internet blogs and cell phones. The New York Times reports that the French web site Skyblog
is host to messages inflammatory enough to warrant three separate
criminal investigations and police are saying that local youths have
used cell phones to coordinate arson attacks. One blog entry called on
other young people to attack the nearest police station, while another
blog attempted to promote arson attacks on a housing project at a
particular time. The Times also stated that Skyblog belongs to the
nationwide radio station Skyrock, which has four million listeners
daily and claims the largest audience of any radio station among
13-to-24-year-olds. Read more.